One may question, Krishna could have stopped the epic battle of Kurukshetra by making Duryodhana a good being, by teaching him the Gita, not Arjun.
When Krishna approached Duryodhana and said what he is trying to do is Adharma, against morality, the latter said Don't teach me what is right and what is wrong. I know what I am doing is wrong and what should I do to make it right. That was not my problem, the actual problem is I like what I am doing and cannot stop myself from doing the bad things. I know who I am and will continue to do this. There is some force inside, that drives me doing these, I cannot control myself.
Similarly Arjun had a similar query to Krishna, he was also talking about the same force that is inside us. He said, please teach me how can I control myself, how can I be better, how can I follow the path of morality, how can I walk into the path of goodness, the path of God. He also has the same force and with that he is trying to do the right things always.
This difference makes him the Hero of Mahabharata and Duryodhana the epic villain. The willingness to change is the most important for walking the path of Spirituality.
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